Teenager given Referral Order for terrorism offences
A teenager has been given a 12-month Referral Order today (21 May) at Birmingham Youth Court for terrorism offences. The 16-year-old from Bartley Green, who cannot be named due to his age, admitted three counts of possessing a document used to prepare or commit an act of terrorism between 5 May 2020 to 23 June […]
Man charged with attempted murder after incident in Oldham
A man has been charged with attempted murder after an incident in Oldham. Police were called at 8.20pm on Friday 14 May to a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Whitehouse Avenue. A man in his 40s was treated in hospital for life-changing leg injuries. Jamil Ahmed (DOB 03/01/1985), of […]
Drivers urged to share dashcam footage in Julia James murder enquiry
Members of the public who have dashcam footage from several key streets in the week leading up to the death of PCSO Julia James are being urged to contact Kent Police. Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are specifically seeking footage that was captured in Aylesham between Tuesday 20 April and Tuesday […]
Police have issued a new appeal for information on the 20th anniversary of the murder of a teenager in Belfast
Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy said the family of Damien Duffy still have “unanswered questions” about his death in 2001. Mr Murphy continued: “In May 2001 Damien, who was only 18 years old, was stabbed during an incident after leaving a bar on the Stewartstown Road, Belfast. He died in hospital in London on 4th June […]
Former university student jailed for terrorism offence
A former Cambridge University student who was found with a document on how to prepare explosive devices has been jailed. Oliver Bel, (02/08/1996), of Cherry Tree Close, Wilmslow, was jailed today (21 May 2021) at Manchester Crown Court for two years after being found guilty of possession of documents or records likely to be useful […]
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing criminal
Mark Anthony Kelly from Soho, Birmingham is wanted after failing to appear at Mold Crown Court after a serious assault that took place on 26 March 2020 on a train arriving at Holyhead railway station, North Wales. Kelly has pleaded guilty to the offence but has since failed to appear at court for sentencing. Officers […]
Liverpool man latest to be jailed as part of national Operation Venetic
A man identified through a picture of a block of cheese has become the latest in Merseyside to be jailed in connection with an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection. Carl Stewart, 39, of Gem Street, Liverpool was sentenced to 13 years and six months in […]
A teenager has been given a 12-month Referral Order on Friday 21st May at Birmingham Youth Court for terrorism offences
The 16-year-old from Bartley Green, who cannot be named due to his age, admitted three counts of possessing a document used to prepare or commit an act of terrorism between 5 May 2020 to 23 June 2020 at Westminster Magistrates Court on 11 March. He was arrested after a warrant was executed at his home […]
Depraved child abuser sentenced to 18 years in jail
A man has been jailed for a string of child rapes and sex offences following a meticulous Metropolitan Police investigation in which detectives examined more than 1.5million potentially indecent images. Dean Edmunds, 36 (01.05.85) of south east London was sentenced on Friday, 21 May at Croydon Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to sex offences […]
County line dealers sent marketing texts in Tunbridge Wells
Two county line dealers have been jailed after they sent bulk text messages to users in Tunbridge Wells offering class A drugs for sale. Officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team identified that drug users in the town were regularly receiving the marketing messages from a specific phone, between March 2020 and January […]
Fraudulent Big Issue seller jailed and given criminal behaviour order
A man who fraudulently sold Big Issue magazines has been jailed and issued with a criminal behaviour order. Chris Brealey, of no fixed address, was convicted for fraud by false representation after officers from the Operation Compass team in Nottingham city centre spotted his criminal behaviour. The 53-year-old was convicted for four charges of fraud […]
A police employee has been charged with five criminal counts in an investigation emerging from Operation Venetic – the UK’s law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted comms platform EncroChat
Natalie Mottram, 22, was employed by Cheshire Police but was on secondment and working as an intelligence analyst at the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit when she was arrested by NCA, as part of an Independent Office for Police Conduct directed investigation. Mottram, allegedly disclosed unauthorised information. She has been charged with four counts […]
Police call for help in tracking down wanted Spalding man
Police have called for the Lincolnshire public’s help in tracking down a wanted man. [block_2] The whereabouts of Julian Karl Gaunt is currently unknown with officers desperate to track him down.
Surrey Police officer dismissed from force after being found guilty of gross misconduct
A police officer has been dismissed after being found guilty of gross misconduct following a hearing earlier this month. PC James Russell, 28, was dismissed on 5 May after being found to have breached standards of professional behaviour and to have displayed discreditable conduct but then had 10 working days to appeal this decision, which […]
Colchester Man charged with nearly 40 offences
A man has been charged with nearly 40 offences as part of an investigation by our specialist team which investigates the complex and organised exploitation of children. Matthew Clarke was arrested after officers from the Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Proactive Investigation Team carried out a warrant in Colchester in November last year. The 22 year-old, […]
Three charged over New Year’s murder
Three men have been charged in connection with the murder of Billy Henham, whose body was found in a disused building in Brighton. Billy Henham, 24, from Henfield was discovered at the building in North Street on Thursday 2 January 2020. Officers went to the property following a report of concerns for a person. Yesterday, […]
Man jailed after being found guilty of burglary Reading
Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been jailed for three years after he was convicted of burglary in Reading. Stephen Whitfield, aged 52, of Gas Works Road, Reading, was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict of one count of burglary in a dwelling after a trial lasting two days at Reading […]
Three men responsible for violent burglary offences at a caravan site near Maidstone have been sentenced to a total of more than 25 years’ imprisonment
An investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad linked Eli Smith, James Lee and Prince Adeshokan to a disturbance in Detling, where victims were terrorised with weapons, including a machete and an axe. Kent Police was called during the early hours of 22 July 2020, to reports that armed men had entered a location off […]
Three men jailed for terrorism offences
Three men found with Islamic terrorism-related material have been jailed for a combined 14 years following an investigation by counter terrorism officers at the Met and partner forces. Mohammed Tahir, 19 (17.06.00) of Peterborough; Muhammed Saeed, 23 (25.03.98) of Manchester; and Mohamed Ismail, 23 (11.06.96) of north London, were sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on […]
Man who placed flammable liquid in Iranian embassy vehicle sentenced
A man who placed a bottle of flammable liquid in the exhaust pipe of an Iranian diplomatic vehicle has been sentenced, as the Met’s counter terrorism Commander urges the public to stay alert to suspicious activity and report it to police. The bottle – which was later found by detectives to have been placed there […]
North Walsham man sentenced for manslaughter
A 42-year-old who killed a man in North Walsham over a £10 drug debt dispute has been sentenced to 9 years’ imprisonment. Matthew Constantinou was convicted of manslaughter last Tuesday (11 May 2021) following an 11-day trial, having been charged with murder, which he denied. Thomas Moore, also 42, was stabbed once in the neck […]
A sick twisted and perverted man has been jailed for two years and six months for child sex offences
Thomas Murphy,63, of George Green in Slough, has been sentenced to two years and six months in jail after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child under 13. The charges relate to offences that took place against one child between May 2018 and August 2020 in Eastleigh and Lincolnshire. Yesterday, Murphy […]
Burglars behind bars following dogged detective work
Three burglars have been put behind bars for a number of Bedfordshire break-ins after dogged detective work identified and linked them to their crimes. Miles Connors, 34, pleaded guilty to burglary at Luton Crown Court on Thurs (24 April) after he was identified by a detective, who recognised him from security camera footage. Connors, of […]
Repeat offending teenager found guilty of intent to supply class A drugs
A 17 year old boy from Woking will spend 24 months in a detention and training centre after pleading guilty of supplying class A drugs at Guildford Magistrates Court last week. Surrey Police officers arrested the boy on multiple occasions between June 2020 and March 2021 and due to his repeated breaches of bail conditions, […]
Closure Order issued at Birkenhead house following anti-social behaviour
Working alongside Wirral Council ASB team, Wirral Community Policing Team has secured a Closure Order in relation to a house in Birkenhead. The order is for 54 Harrowby Road, Birkenhead. It was issued at Wirral Magistrates Court today (Thursday 20 May) following numerous incidents of suspected anti-social behaviour. A full closure order was granted for […]
Man charged after Shelton stabbing
A man has been charged after a man was stabbed in Shelton. Police were called following a disturbance outside Caledonia House student accommodation on Caledonia Road at approximately 3pm on Saturday (15 May). Bamise Emmanuel Adeyemi, 20, of Caledonian Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with Section 18 wounding with intent, possession of a bladed/sharp […]
Grays Boy convicted of knife attack
A teenager has been convicted of stabbing another boy in Grays. [block_2] The 15-year-old victim suffered a collapsed lung and a severed tendon in one hand after being stabbed through the upper arm and into his chest.
Woman convicted of infanticide of baby girl in Aldershot
A woman has been convicted of infanticide after killing her newborn baby in Aldershot. Babita Rai, 24, was convicted today, 20 May, following a two-week trial at Winchester Crown Court. They found her not guilty of murder. The trial heard that officers were called to Manor Park, Aldershot, at around 1.30pm on Friday 19 May […]
A predatory paedophile who subjected three children to sexual abuse has been jailed.
A predatory paedophile who subjected three children to sexual abuse has been jailed. Paul Berry began abusing his first victim in 1988 when he indecently assaulted a young girl. He then began abusing two young boys in 2007 when he would make sexual advances towards them and sexually assault them. The victims all bravely came […]
Chigwell: Appeal after assault
Two men have been charged in connection with an assault on a man in Chigwell. The incident took place in Limes Avenue shortly after 1.15pm on Sunday 16 May. The 31-year-old victim was treated in hospital for head wounds. Abderrahman Brahimi, 25, and Souraka Djabouri, 18, both of Tudor Crescent, Ilford, are due to appear […]